Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

The following table summarizes the components of property, plant and equipment:



		December 31,
Classification	Estimated Useful Life	2014			2013
Land and buildings	20-35 years	$	161,986		$	139,962
Machinery and equipment	3-12 years	165,379			124,023
Computer equipment, furniture and fixtures	3-7 years	34,866			24,659
Construction in process		23,626			37,249
Total property, plant and equipment, gross		385,857			325,893
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(128,212		)	(101,688		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net		$	257,645		$	224,205

Depreciation expense was $25,231, $21,159 and $17,404 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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